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domingo, 18 de noviembre de 2012

She Wolf

The question of gender in English is not complicated; however, we cannot say that there is no gender distinction. Sometimes it is as easy as placing she- before the name, as in the title of the song, She-wolf. Some professions mark a difference between the masculine and the femenine, such as waiter/waitress or actor/actress , both of them using the latin suffix -trix. There was a debate among American actresses who want to avoid sex discrimination, saying that if English has not gender marking difference, they should be called actors too.There is also the common French diminute suffix which has feminine connotations or little one -ette, as in kitchenette or cigarette from cigar.

As the song is about a she-wolf, I am teaching my students some animal names which have a feminine form.

Animal

Male

Female

Bee

Drone

Queen

Cat

Tom

Queen

Chicken

Rooster

Hen

Deer

Stag

Doe

Duck

Drake

Duck

Horse

Stallion

Mare

Pig

Boar

Sow

Sheep

Ram

Ewe

A shot in the darkA past, lost in spaceWhere do I start?The past, and the chase?You hunted me downLike a wolf, a predatorI felt like a deer in love lights

You loved me and I froze in timeHungry for that flesh of mineBut I can't compete with a she wolf who has brought me to my kneesWhat do you see in those yellow eyesCause I'm falling to pieces